Ashcroft | |
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| The Corporation of the Village of Ashcroft | |
 Fire hall from 1919, Ashcroft, 2006 | |
  Ashcroft Location of Ashcroft in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′16″N 121°17′01″W / 50.72111°N 121.28361°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Thompson Country |
| Regional District | Thompson-Nicola |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Incorporated as a Village | 1952 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Elected village council |
| • Mayor | Barbara Roden |
| • Governing body | Ashcroft Village Council |
| • MP | Brad Vis (CPC) |
| • MLA | Jackie Tegart (BCU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.86 km2 (19.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 335.2 m (1,099.7 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,670 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| Postal Code | V0K 1A0 |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, & 672 |
| Highways |  Highway 97C |
| Waterways | Thompson River |
| Website | www |
Ashcroft is a village municipality that straddles the Thompson River in the Thompson Country region of south central British Columbia, Canada.[1] East of BC Highway 1 and on BC Highway 97C, the locality is by road about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Spences Bridge and 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Cache Creek.